The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1858, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8147. Me suractony REMOVED FROM 16 MAIDEN LANE TO NO, 405 BROADWAY (UP STAIRS) NEAR WALKER STREET. RICH DIAMOND JEWELRY, FINE LONDON WATCHES, FINS SOLID GOLD CHAINS AND JEWELRY, FOR SALE AT RETAIL, AT MANOPACQIORERS’ PRICES, TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT BELOW THE USUAL RETAIL PRICES. ALL GOODS MANUFACTURED UPON THE PREMISES. DAVID Rav, MANUFACTURER, NO. 405 BROADWAY, UP STAIRS, NEAR WALKER STRERT, REPRESENTING D. C. PSACOCK, LONDON, Offers for sale at reta!l am ELEG NT AND FASHIONABLE ASSORTNENT OF FINE DIAMOND JEWELRY, Ix 18 anv 20 Canat Gow, SOLID SEATINGS, IN ARABESQUE, ENAMELED, CARVED, OR ANY FASHIONABLE OR DESIRED STYLN, DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RINGS. DIAMOND HALF HOOP RINGS. DIAMOND FOLL CIRCLRET RINGS, DIAMOND CLUSTER RINGS (5 stones.) DIAMOND FULL CLUSTER RINGS, DIAMOND EARRINGS (solitaire.) DIAMOND EARRINGS (‘ull cluster.) DIAMOND EARRINGS (pendant) DIAMOND MALTESE CROSSES, DIAMOND GRECIAN CROSSES. DIAMOND BROOCHES (round.) DIAMOND BROOCHES (oval.) DIAMOND BROOCHES (spray.) DIASOND BROOCHES, to alter into DIAMOND BRACELETS. DIAMOND STUDS. DIAMOND PINS FOR GENTS, DIAMONDS & peckace, as mt, 3S therefrom, to suit DIAMONDS. reset ie any desiced styles from original destgns, furnished by BAVID RAIT, No, 405 BROADWAY, UP STAIR}, NEAR WALKER STERT Pepresenting 0. C. Peacock, London, (Late of L1G Maiden lane,) Offern for sale, AT RETATL, FINE L:DON WATCHES, CHRONOMETER BALANCE, Aoonrately adjusted, compensation, the most reliable ey leet ated by vertuons of climate, Moran, eet ontden, et tet (age’ct their genuine character. EACH WATCH WILL BE Specially warranted for five years, LaDIEs’ GOLD WATCHES Of the best quality and manufacture. WARRANTED ACCURATE TIME KEEFERS. The direct importation of WATCHES, together with Zuropean connection, enables this house to offer — WATCHES rices than a nang seat hemegertading Schad tuund, upon Jpou examination ° oe wield Twenty five per cent below °° ween ot tee pitas of The Tolowing. made by the CHRONOMETER MAKERS ef Bugland acd the Contioent — WATCH MOVEMENTS. Pail pier slate, lever, deteched lever vate sre aoe 2, 4,6 & 19, 12, 13, 15, Sh ‘toiea’ Kany paleu for sale to yaectity. The came on rach movement cau DO (sy Feasou of London eupnecton) iarantend to be geuviae, | Wat’h case mannfacturnd: the Tnnsde ot te cas", ugetber with the factory etaan, Sere Une standas dl. DAVID RAIT, NO. 405 BROADWAY, UP STAIRS, NEAR WALKER STRERT, REPRESENTING D. 0. PRACOCK, LONDON, Offers for salo at retail SOLID GOLD OMATNA, Tn every variety. SOLID GOLD GUARD CHAINS, SOLID GOLD VEST CHALNS, BOLID GOLD NECK CHAINS, BOLID GULD LADIES’ CilaTALAINES, SOLID GOLD CHAIN, Of any pattern or in any length made to order, SULID GULD CHAIN BRACELETS, | hava Bers, Conat Sera, Campo Sere, Gown Bers, Mosarc Sets, Eraoscan Sets. PEARL MOURNING BROOCHES, Gorn Biseve Borrors, Stone, Banp Bmacerers, Scanr Pia. MINIATURE SETTINGS, ‘Made to order, from new designs, in Diamorn, EN AwELLeD, Oran, Prart, Rrecscan, Gown Wrovent. SOLID GOLD CARD CASES, SILVER CARD CASES, GULD THIMMLES, LOCK ETS, £0. SILVER Frit Koi Rapsin Rieca, Crim Vrese ee <poonm, Fish Soives TABLE WARE, Of full Engtiah standard, to order, at lower prices then ane retail houge ean, aford. No inferior goods of any d-seription manufactured of sold, Sanuracto RED UPON THE PARMISES MB BROAD! my NEAR WALKER STRERT, Sew wou, "ARRIVAL or THE : PACIFIC, FIVE DAYS LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE, THE SPANISY-MEXICAN DIFFICULTY. Government Aid to the Atlantic Cable Company. Movements of our Mediterranean Squadron, BRITISH AMNESTY 10 THE INDIAN REBELS DEPRESSION LN COTTON AND BREADSTUFS. STATE OF THE MONEY MARKET &., &e., a. The following despatch was transmitted yesterday to the agents of the Galway Steamship line inthsc = Sr. Jouns, N. F., Dec. 22, 1858. Ammnican Fxpress Company, AGENTS Gatway Ling:— The Pacific sailed from Galway in place of the Circas- sian, on Thursday, December 9, at midaight. m that to the time of arrival bere she experienced a succession ofbeavy westerly gales, On the 15th, while blowing a hurricane, a sea struck the ship, which carried away bul- warks, s ove long boat and one paddle box. On the 14th, in latitude 51.61 north, longitude 22.02 west, exchanged signals with the company’s steamer Prince Albert, bound east. We arrived at St. Johns at 8.15 A. M. of this day, Wo have on board twenty first cabin, forty five eecond cabin and one bundred anc thirty third class passengers. J. C. MDONALD, Purser, Sr. Jonya, N. F., Deo, 22, 1868, ‘The ste mehip Pacific, from Galway on the evening of the th nst.,/ as arrived at this port. t rings Liverpool mail a:ivices of the evening of the Sth, en. te egr. phic accounts from Liverpool aaa London tot. On. T e Cunard steamship Asia, from New York on the 2ith ult., urrived at Liverpool on the Sth inst. ‘The acrew steamship Glasgow, from New York on the ‘24th ult., arrived at Glasgow on the 7th inst. ‘The screw steamship Kangaroo left Liverpool tor Now Yerk at noon of the 8th inst. ‘The United States sloop-of-war Marion was at St. Vin cents November 23; the Macedonian was at Aloxandria ‘on the 1fith, and the steam frigate Wabash at Multa on the 23d of November. GREAT BRITAIN, The troop ehip Bombay had returned to Plymouth com- Pletety d»masted; she hal lost overboard twelve of her crew. _ Lord Der’ y scknow ledges the receipt of a memorial pray ing for government aid to the Atlantic Telegraph, and promises to iay it be ore the Commissioner of the Trea aury. The London Times Paris correspondent hears that {t was decided at a cabinet council that Count de Montalembert’s appeal should be allowed to come before the court, but that tho answer to it will simply be the Emperor's pardoo, which, it will be pleaded, covers everything that the penal- ty imposed and the possible effects of the new penal law. Mr. Gladstone, in a speech tw the Ionian Seuate, ssid that his mission was simply to inquire how England can most satisfactorily discharge her obligations to Ionia, A general mecting of the sharcholders of th Atlantic ‘Telegraph waa called for the 16th of December, to. con- sider the condition of affair Petition was in ciroula- tion calling on the government to give @ guarantee on the new cayital necessary to prosecute the enterprise. A collision bad occurred in the Eoglish Channe! between the steamshlp Ceylon snd the Ame ican ship Waban, bound from Calcutta for Hamburg. The latter was geriourly damaged, and lost overboard her chief officer and one seaman, but was subsequently towed to Plymouth by the Ceylon. FRANCE. ‘The government have decided on allowing the appoal of Montaiembert to come before the Superior Court, The Moniteur ofliciaily deciares that the disquietude as to the relations between France and Austria, caused by the pewspaper discussions, is by uo means justiGed. France had concluded a treaty with Japan similar to that made by England. SPAIN, The Queen, in her speech at the opening of the Cortes, said that everything compatible with the national dignity was being done to secure & pacific solution of the Mexican difficulty, and that) an immediate result was not obtain- ed, the resolutions already prepared would be energeti- cally resorted to. ‘The address in rerponse to the speech was adopted upabimously. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. Avusiria and Prussia are said to be negotiating better defensive understanaings between themnaelvea. ‘IN DIA. The Bombay mail brings the Qneen’s proclamation, which was read throughout India on November 1. Ite erme are liberal. It guarantees to protect religious free. dom, covtirins acl existing treaties and mglts, and offers a geves al aaanesty to ali, save the murd Brition , provided @ submiasion In made by the rebels before the ist of January. THE La TEST | = ‘s. Bec. 9—Noon. ie sa thongies that te government Will guaranice avew capital. If 60,4 contract for a new cable will umuinediately De marie. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MONEY MARKET. Coneole closed on the Bth at 0775 a U8 for money and GB a 981g tor account. the tank of England haa reduced it rato of discount ono-haif per cout, Lospos, Deo. 0—Noon. Cousols fur account are quoted wt 963% a 95, exadivi- dena. The books are shut, aud there is uo qnotatioa for money. AMERICAN STOCKS. lilinois Central shares Were quoted st 29 per cent dis cunt, New York Contral ehares, 74 a 76. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. The sales of cotton im the Liverpoul market for the three days succeeuing the departure of the Arabia were 18,000 bales, of wine 2,000 bales Were ou speculation aad for export. Au quatitiat had slightly decimed—tie midi deweripti xtont of one-oglith of @ prany Janos, and ove sixteenth of @ pemny om Orleau® aud due." Honiote offered thoi atoeks frewiy, Dut alow cispostton to press suit, Mesers. Clare & Suus quote mdahng Orleans at 6%¢l., and middiing apiawa nt Giliéd. The market cowed with @ declining wadency. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. The advices from Manchester are favorable. Gools were fr LIVERPOOL BURADSTOPPS MARKET. Meters Kicturdson, Spence & Co. quote tluue very dull, avd quotations nomina:; Ohio, 228. a da, Wheat vory dull, and womivaily unchanged. Cor has a deelin cy, aud prices we hitly lower; mixed 268. 27a. a WN; white, Os, a Ble, Od LIVERPOUL PROVISION MAMKET. Kuchardeon, Spence & Co. quote beef heavy and pressing! by holders. Pork dull; or dinary Western, Facon heavy, and prices irrogn ter. minal at S4e, a Bas, 64. “Lavvow in but ite inquiry, and prices Weak; butebers’ 61s, 6d. a 628 LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. Rosin was dull, at 4s. 2d. «48. dd. for common. Ashen dull; pote aightly lower aud quoted at 204, pearls 328, Sugar quiet, but sieady, Rice dull. Spirits turpentine steamy at 408, Messrs, tbe Lara quiet, and buyers bulding back; quotations no LONDON MARKETS. Im the London market breatstuile were steady. stendy. Coffee firm — Tea—An average business, w quetabie change in rates, Fig iron steady at 66s, 6d, THE LATEST BY MAIL. Lavearvon, iwc, 8—Evenmg. The sales of cotton today were 8,000 bales. The de tend fas been better, without any improvement in Holders = N oter freely, without pressing sales. Lard i@ heavy. Tailow firmer. o market meneraliy vincbanged. THE LATEST BY TRERGRAPH. Livenroot, fie, Q—Noon, The cotton market ie frm to.day, amd the sales are es timated at 8,000 bales, liread stole are ¢!, exeent corn, which i# in rathe: more demand, but frevly sold. Frovisious contin: dail Sugar 8 duil, Uotiee change. quiet, Ouher articles without MORNIN EDITION—FI SOF Now FURCLTRE. NOTIC s Books Received ta Dee. 24. Y onem of Beauty and Heroism, rom Semiramis to ©), 8 Mejico: a 85 y 1857. Arabian €) Novels; Ticknor & Fiekls’ edition—Fuir Maid W of ot Part ™ us, or the Sightiess Sinner. T © Living pistie. Franeateli’s Modern Cook, Dean Swift's Worke—Derby & Jackson’s edition, Bosweil’s Johnson—Derby & Jackson’s edition. nuns brid ne CofthoDobsts mo es, volr.7 Bane 9. The Banke of New York and the Panic of 1857. The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poo, Speeches and Public Letters of the Lon, Joseph Howe, Chionicies of the Bastile. ‘t+. utecrat 1 the Breakfurt Table, ‘The Murtee; or, Love and Laberty. Marian Elwood » To Be Useful. Feture ; or, Scenes in Another World. While It Was Morning. Tioward and His Teacher. Meniory ana Emotion, +m, or, Three Oceans and Two Con! i u Monthly. Mathew Caraby. Midnight and other poems. The Noon Prayer Mev ting of the North Dutch Chureh. Moral Physiology, by Kobert Vale Owe Woabs or Lbeavry anp Herotsm, rrom Semmamrs so itopnmg. By Frank Goodrich. Derby and oi ps always run into extremes. rou ti a of tone, we have passed into teat of inte graphical extravagance. Our annuals and gift books bid fair to surpass, in the splendor of theie eme!iisnments, all that has previously been attempted abroad in the fame line. At one time the Enghsh and Freach publica. ons exee ed in expensive illustrations and fanciful bind- ings; but that class of iuxuries seems to have goue out of ‘Ler reader Here wo oiuy with all the energy of a new caprice, and as long as the fancy lasts it will find abundant means of gratification. (ova Sasampie fwha ho art in this country can accomplish when it meets with the requisite encouragement. A more gorgeous or ele. bas never been issued by — y exquisite beauty of its engravings, the weight and fine. uees of its paper, the clearness of its type and the mag- niflcence of its binding, rendering it @ perfect gem in the eyes of the bibliophile. The following are the portraits contained in the yolume'—Semiramia, Penelope, Cornelia, Dun e's Beatrice, Joan of Arc, ‘sabeila, Diane de Poictiers, Aune Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, Poca- A Neil Gwyun, Lady Mary Wortley ette, The Maid of Saragosa, Anse H e's Judson, Charlotte Bronté, Victoria and Eugenie, The task of the editor seems to have been carefully performed. The biographies are ali interesting, and contain infor- mation, which, if aot entirely original, will at all events be new to many. We only take one exception to the judgment displayed by Mr. Goodrich im the selection of big setyects Queen Vietoria, though a well bebaved and common sense sort of woman, cannot fairly be in cluded in the categories of beauty or heroism, As we live out of the atmosphere of courtly adulation and the influences of English loyalty, our writers should steer clear of a flattery which is as uacalled for as it is undo served, <0 IN 1656 ¥ 1857: GomERNo pe, Gun: RL «x ort. Por Don Anselmo de la Porulo. let. This is the title of a book of some 400 pages, on the po- litical events and bistory 0 Mexivo during the stormy pe- riod of 1866 and 1857, compriaing the time of the admunis- tration of Prenident Comonfort. Begiuning with the period of peace which followed the suppressiun of the drat rebel. bop of Puebla, it presents a clear and wel! written narra tive of the succeeding events until the revolution of Tacu boya and the departure of the President from the country, Senor Portiila’s intimate relations with the administra tion o General Comonfort gave him a pertonal knowledge of many of tac events wutch he describes, and his access to official sources of informatian 024 4 orted him the best opportunity for obtaining @ perfe, know edge of hie sub ject. The work is one of interest every student of oar ‘own political retations and future. It is necessarity pub- lished in Spanish, and this fact adds anotler to the many existing evidences daily springing up around us of the ad- vantages to be derived by our American youth from tho study of that language. Tee Avrocrat or THe Brraxrasr Tani. lips, Sam, sou & Co., Boston. Those who have read these delightul paporg in the “At. Jantic Monthly’, will be delighted to meet with them again ino collected form, The many who have not had that gratideation will fee! obliged to the publishers for thus placing it witbin their reach. Anaman Days ENTERTAIN © TR. ty ns'ated from the German by Herbert Pham |) tis. Phillips, Samson & © ., Boston. This is acherning volume, and wil’ - ake an appfoor!- ate giftfor the New Year. The illustrations are cleverly executed, and, though mere etchings, have a great des! of artietic sete s3 Phil- RY cknor & Fields’ edition. The Pair} Mi do erth. The last issue of this beautiful edition contains two ex quisitely executed vignettes—the Gleo Singer and Oatha rine and Ramorny at the dungeon. No library should be without this convenien: and elegant se es. AsnipgeMen oF Tite Desates in Con- 8, Vol. % Appleton & Co. This valuable compilation maintains its high character, although the supervising eye of its author no longer watches over ita publication, There aro fow works which are more calculated to abridge the labors of the politician end historian. Francatet.i's Movers Coox. From the Ninth London Edition, with sixty-two Illustrations. I’ terson & Brothers, Philadelphia. This new edition of UW ell Kvown work of Mr. Fran. ‘entells will be found deserving of the notice of cooks and housekeepers. At the end of the volumo are giveu the bills of fere of Qacen Victoria's dinners for the periot during which the author acted an her chy. Thos who wish to play the gustronomist on @ royal scale can now 40 so on authentic data, Piset Prixcivies of Prysies; LOSOPBY Cole M.D on, Natonan Pur Use of Sehools ar Benjamin Silliman, Jr, A. M., ek & Bliss, Phiiadelp! written and Inetractive text book, con taining 677 iMoustrations. It brings the subjects on woich it treate upto tho present time, and is woil adapted for the use of schools and colleges. Tue Bases or Now York anv tim Paste i By 4. Gibbons. Appleton & The ‘thor of thie hook is evidently one of the init sted; and, so far ns ite statistics and facts go, he has civen us @ compilation of a certain value. When he gets to generalizing, however, he displays just as much acquaiut ance with the ation of financial principies a8 a drudge of a bookkeeper might be expected to do in deal ng with questions of political economy. Bankers and brokers ure very well in their plwes, but in general thoy make poor legislators and worke philosophers. Tur Srervcurs axp Porte Lerrens or tae Tow Joskra Hows. J. P. Jewitt & Co., Boston. This collection will no doubt flad 4 circulativa in the British Noth Auwerican provinces, Mr. Howe is a man of some note there, and hae probably a large number of ad mirers, ‘The purpose of the Boston house in undertaking ite publication ie however hardly explainable by that circumstance. Tur Portican, Works or Evo an AtLan Por. field. This poetical piece: or Red- in a magnificent efition of Poe's scattered It i@ \iustraied by Pickersgill, Tenniel, Foster, Darley, Cropecy, Duggan, Skelton, Macdot and others, English and American artists © celebrity, and is one of the most elegant gift bookso the present festive season. Manian Exwoon; on, How Ginns Live. of Themselves. £. Dunnigan & Brother This is a beautifully written avd sensible story, without a toned of the sectarianism which m ght bo expectet rom te eponsorn, the weil known Gathole publi i Off the defects of our American system of fomaier’ wit! felicity of satire which is ag amusing av ia wholeto By One DAY, DECEMBER Dean Swrer’s Worcs. Derby & Jackson. A neatly got up but cheap edition of the works of the pungent Irish satiriet, Standard publications of this class are what are at present needed to cure the ining genera. tion of that taste for trashy literature which is the carse of the age. Dost arp hoa; on, Tree Contivents anp Two Oceans. Charles Scribner. A delightful work, written ina light, pleasant vein, but yet exhibiting evidences of keen observation ant saga cious reflection, Tt is long since we have met with amore agreeable book of travels, Boswert’s Lire or Jounson. Derby & Jackson. Aconyenient and moderately priced edition of Boswell’s ebarming work, The pubi shers render a vervice to the community by bringing works of this character within the reach of ail classes. Tue CunonicLss Or THe Bastine. Stanford & Deliseer. An old friend with a new face. ‘This i# the novel which one of the jilustrated wookbes has been publishing “from. advanced proof sheets,” thereby seeking to convey the idea that the book is fresh from the author’s pea. Matnrw Canany; a Narrative of Adventures during 1848 among friends and strangers in eoun- try and town. By Bemauly, Mason Brothers. A story of remarkalie power, aud evideotly the pro- duction of one who bas reflected deeply over the evils that afflict modern rociety, Tin Grear Revowace Monta Oaksmith & Co., William street. The initiatory uember of this periodical gives promise of ahealthy maturity. The articles are, ‘ally spork ing, well written and entertaining; the ilustrations are from the hands of some of onr best wood ongravers, and the appearance altogether of the work shows that it is in the bends of men who have akeen appreciation of the Popular tastes, Waite Ir Was Moryrna. send. Derby & Jackson. A delightfal story of American domestic life. The characters are naturally and effectively drawn, and the plot is worked out without effort or exaggeration. Miss Lrevins Jvyextne Serms—Howard and His Teacher,” and “Trying To Be Useful.” Shep- hard, Clark & Brows These are capital boeks for children, They are con- ceived in the right spirit, and in their effort to inculeate 2 a Vol. 1, No.1 By Virginia F. Town- moral lerrons do not weary the attention or drag in inte- rest, like most juvenile story books. Forcny Ling; on, Seexes iv Anorner Wort. By orge Wood. Derby & Jackson. ‘This is 4 Work Of emgular ioterest, although the views of the writer are of akimd which will meet with no sym patby from what are called practical minds There are things iu heaven which, however, are not dreamed of in euch men’s philosophy, and, therefore, Mr. Wood's work will find curreney with aclass of readers who do not found their religion upon “hard facts.” ‘Tae CosMoroLiraN Ant JOURNAL. Quarterly num- ber, Vol. UL. Nook The present number of this valuable periodical is one of the best that we have seen, The articles are nearly all original, and are from the pens of some of our best The illustrations are also of a Grst class character, BOOKS IN PRESS. Mr. Frank Moore has in the press, and will short!y piab- lish by subscription, “A Dary of the American Revolu- tion,’? com) led from newspapers and original docaments. This said to be wn exceedingly curious work, containing a vast amount of matter never before published, and pre- senting the epoch, as it were, in its own types. The book will be splendidly ilustrated by etoel engravings. NBW MUSIC. We have received from Mesers. Firth, Pond & Co. the following new music:—I. Three romantic souvenirs for the piano; 2. A new schottische, by Max Braun; 3. The «Mozart Clab Mazurka,” 4. The “Fort Pierre Quickatep.’” 6. “Ta Paladine Caprio pour Plano.” 6. “Echoes from 4 port.’ 7, Ballad, “When wilt you love me?’ 8. “Maree tirée de Capriceio,” op. 23, Mendelsohn, par L. Sebubert. 9. “Spare Moments,” for plano, by J. Bel- lak. 10. Duet, “I met her not,’ Balfe. 11. Songs and ballads, by Frederick Buckley. 12. “Sadly to mine heart appealing.” 13, Polka, “Sur le Carnival de Venice.” 14, “Kiss me quick,’ Mazurk. 15, Ballad, ‘My lovod one and my own.” 16. Ballad, “Clara, or the Spell of Memory.’ 17. “Deux morceaux clegants,” pour piano 18. Duet, The sound of harps angelical.”” 19. “Glen Cove Mazourka."’” Mesers. Seymour & Co. have sent us the two first num- bers of their ‘Musical Friend,’ a well selected and won- deriully cheap publication, the price being on!y ten cents. Mr. Brevsing bas published the “Piccolomio! Waitz,’ with a beautifully Mthographed copy of Brady's famous photograph likeness of the Live cochantress, This charm- ing morceau is one of the best souvenirs thatcan be pre- served of the popular pet. The friends of Mr. Phil. Rice have published bis “Method for the Banjo,’ a collection of solos, duets, trios and songs or that instrament, for the benefit of bis widow. The publishers are Oliver Diteou & Co., Boston. ENGRAVINGS. We have received @ copy of Ritchie's magnificent en- graving of Washington and his Generals. The execution of this fine work and the fidelity of the portraits reader it an object of pational interest, ani,as such, deserving @ place in every American home. it # published at 442 — 59 Beekman street, have sent usa very fue 1 of the city of Panaina, New Gra owla, execated in the most excellent style of the art. ft is taken from a drawing fom natare, by F. N. Oui, sar geou in the Voited States Coasting Service ou the Pacific. The engraving affords an admirabie ea of the rick tropi cal scenery aroand the city and the beautial bay of Punama. Tito & Co., of Boston, have forwarded to us a beaati- fol.y executed iortration of che “Courtahipof Mites Stand. ish,” drawn by Darley ,and photographed oy Masury. Pha tts in this pivtute are admirable tor tueie sepia like soft. wess abd harmon The Case of the Jewish Boy Mortara, Tue following cor:espondence ou this matter wit! iaterest a large class of readers: Wasiiverox, Now. 29, 1863 Fasniiier wii the e1ceuunstan Sin— You are Alows attendant npou the rec om of a Jewish famed Mortara, from house, tire de wack are pow being diecureed iw the influential presses of thie aud other wuntres. i @ a netter of some im portance to American Ieractites that tna governuvat swould, in some legitimate way, uLite with other civilized Powery ib expressing a nation: i upou this subject, The Unites States gover nin: woly (ne Tam faliy aware) sympathize with th avites tu thor efforts taken to ineure the restoration of this child from the in- cd Cruel Hondage imposed Lipan hum; yok wt is Stirt of the 300s as ty the geue pie Of univers uabecty, What ta Toment should, vpon evegy proper Occasion, enun ate those doctrines Wuich fori the only safeguard of « free people. My co religion sts bave always cxpressed their feelings of gratiwude for the opinions ant poritioos occupied by youree if touching similar questions while a memoer of tue “Date; and it 1 to be expected that you wl further add te their deep sense of obligation by taking Such ground we Hotel reasons will dictate, aga'net the inhuman ae 4 f “invoinntary baptism’ by indirect ag: terribly ascendant ia the recent abduction of this Joven iid ‘Trusting th tion ot his F suber ibe my you at this matter to tho early atten leney the chient, [hare the howor + very pdt your obe Lont servant, JONAS PB. LAVY. lion, Lewis Cass, Secretary of State, Wasivogion, D. C. Wastusaros, Deo, 20, 1858, Dear SA I have alread 4 Ww you, your letter respecting the proceeding the bey Mortara dit nut come under my ovservation tit L had officially answered twe other appications for the same porpore, As one of my letters had then Leen pabrshed, und iL was probable the other would be without deay, there was no need repeat the communicauons, espe cm iy as nochange had taken piace im the views of the government. You de me but justice when you class me among the fricuda ot foligious liberty, and also when you teter to my courre ip the ite when quest were under dis. here touching the rights of cur foliow citizens of Hebrew faith. My reason, not lees than my feehags, roe to advocate unlimited freedom of cunseionce, Bot in the application for the authoritative cousure by this governinent of the proceedings at Bologna, the true Pripewples of nat'onal imtercommanieation dictat, caution nd TeRerve, 809 AB We should resent any such inter ferene 1 cof OWN Case, Wo ough: equaliy to aletau from it who other nations are concerv Hot, se an individual I heave no tation in expressing. my surprise and regret at the d the Fapat States, It is difficult to concorve act of mjastice could take plac 1 tecnth eontary, and in ¢ heart of Bur ment of the work! will conden it Josas PB, Lavy, Beq Navel tyeetity The TS. ete Southera Ste, Com, Pennock, from Norfoik for faregus i fom -turbadees, om the 26th wit | Cur Evyport Trade In Cotton and Treadstutts, We gave in Wednesday's Hanan, tables showing the ious failing off in the exporte of breadstufte from tho United States since the Ist of September List, and not from this port alone, as inadvertently stated, although the priveipal shipments were made from this city, As Dread +tuite and cotton form two leading urticles in our foreign exports, we repeat the table of the former in conection with the latter, whieh will show how the country staods in relation to the value of our exports since the et of September, compared with the same period tor the two prev.ous years The tabics melude all the AUantic ports up to the latest mail dates, Including New York to the 224 inst, — EXVORIS AND VALUE OF RREADSTUFF® FROM THE UNITED STATICS IN THE YRARS NAMED. Flour, Wis, Wheat, bush, Core, oh, oe TT) T8S 51,000 458,002 Vaiue, 162,131 7,420 10/05. BOL 1505) airs 51760'320 Tho ubove values are estiinuted on the average of $5 per barrel for flour, $1 2 per bushel for wheat aud so cents per bushel for corn, The year 1865 was one of scarcity in Rurope, and the period of i867 was iailuenced to some extent by the panic. We give the aunexed table of the exports of cotton from the United States for the three years, as above stated, or vince the Ist uf Septouy tember of each year, as follows, viz.:— Bales. 780,000 423,000 +418,000 2,8 000 The above table of values has been based apon the omed average price of cotton for the periods named at 114. per pound, This, at the average weight of 450 pounds to the bale, gives $53 50 per bale, which may, however, be rather below the actual average of prices in 1866 and 1867, The relative change in the values of breadstuffs and cotton exported fiom the United States for the periods named, were as follows:— Years. EREADSTUPES, 1856, 1S6T 1868, In 1858, 1856, 1867 1sh8, Tucreare in 1858 ove: 867 Increase in i8o7 over 1856 . Tucrease in 1858 over 18 Increase in 1868 over 1806. 780,770 The crops of grain tho present year in Europe having been good, the exports of breatstulls have been less suice the Ist of September than for many years ptevious, which bas greatly depressed the freighting business and foreed an unusual number of vessels into Southern ports to load with cotton. The present cotton crop being estimated at 3,500,000 Dates, promises to give an increste of businees to our ship. to make up for the loss of The chicf source of empoy- mevt tor Americah shipping at the preseut time may be teen from the abwexed ust of square rigged vessels load ing for Europe, aceording to latest mail dates, in the Atianlic ports of the United States: — SOUTHERN PORTS. Galveston 4 New Orleani 4 N. Apalachicola. <7 Horton. Mobile... . % Portland. , Savenuah » 26 Charleston. . ot Total . 164 Excess in Southern ports ‘The TuckersStekves Affair. LETTPR FROM ME. DANITI. B. SICKLE. TO THE KMITOR OF THE HRRALD, New York, Dec 23, 1858, 1 observe jn the journals of this moruing @ communi- cation from Dr. J.C. Tucker, addressed w me. I have bo acquaintance with this person, and ho has no right to claim any notice from me ; first, because he bas never received an injury at my hands, and secondly, because be bas chosen a mode of communicating a chalienge [hg ae newspaper) never employed by rentiemen. ‘hile he wos represented by Dr. LW. Cele, my respect for that gentieman induced me to coufer with him through my friend SF, Batterworth, Keq., until the correspon. dence was abruptly and unexpectedly terminated (on the Oth inetant,) with the inquiry propounled on my part for some information enabling me to know from Dr. Tucker of what be complained. Itis true, Lag SI that I have a con with Giceon J. Secretary of State. From this feaue {shall not aliow Miyseif to be. diverted or hie to be rescued by any heged member of his tamily. With them 1 have to do, forT am not sware that [have ever known or spoken of any of hie kindred, but I have, in three public addresses recently delivered, vail a o¢ wh were accurately reported in the journals of deemed it my. duty to impeach the personal and eel conduct ing bie tenets of sar ae Sacoabte to | 0 him; | & belligerent man, y et whenever . responsible for what I have de.iberately said of hin, may be assured of a courteous if not a cordial weloome | trom your most obedient servant, D. &. SIOKLES. 4. bo alle Secretary and honor. Tue case of Wood, Edy & Co., charged with being en- gaged in the lottery policy business, which has boca be- | fore Judge Russell for the last four days, waa continued | yesterday. Jomes H. Sturges wateworn and examined by Mr. Hoimes. He said—I reside at No. 5 Bowery, and am an exchange broker; I know Benjamin Wood; I do not know Mr. Eddy, but know Dickinson and Murray by sight, and | bave had some little acquaintance with them. | @ Did you ever know of the sale by either of tho de | fendants of any lottery ticket in the city of New York, or \-of any such ticket being placed on commission by either | Of the parties muned? “A. Ido not. @. Do you know that either of the parties named have dealt in lottery Vckets in the city of New York? A. Ido bot | Mr. Holmes said that he had exhausted his testimony, a close the cae, reserving the right tocall Denais | Contey, who failed to attend. f | Mr. smith want he intended, after consulting with Mr. | Wood, who was not in attendances, to move for the stim: wf the complaint, on the ground that there was no | evidence to hold the defendants. He asked the Court to | wait wil the arrival of Mr. Wood before te made the mo | ton — After an hour elapsed Mr, Wood arrived and held a | private consultation with bis counsel, aiter which Mr. | Smith sald —Upen coneuitation with my client and my | arsociate, we Wave come to the conclusion to allow tie | counsel fof the prosecution, if be coufeswed that his cave Was 80 Werk as to require bim to make a «speech opon this eubject, to bave the pleasure of addressing your Honor upon’ thie care alone; that, as we view this case, Our motion if ma‘e in Koo! faith'for the discharge of | the defendants upon the ground that taere i# not probable | cause to bold them. AB your Honor har taken all the | testimooy in the case, we are satistied that the facta are a): fresh in your Honors mind, aad that you uoderstand | the law aa appiientle to those facts; and all that we could subject would not in the slichtest degree Court; therefore we shall deciine to sum up Mr. Homes, counsel for the proaecution, then proceeded | to eum up the care, In his tat oduetory remarks he to pled tw an attack mato upon him by Mr. ill, who reed him with acting dishonorably io putting a certain | jestion to the witness Armour on Wednesday, Mr. he Imes weverted that Armour had committed gross and wi ful ry. and Was amenabie to a prosecution for that te ne folowing question was pat to Armour on Wednesday —Q. bo you know of any person receiving, and if 86 fn, the money for a prize ia a lottery, such Money betng recerved at 146 Fulton street, in tau city? He avewereo— A. Leid not, Armour subsequently aimitted that he receved money for a prize at 146 Fulton street. Conpaei commented upon the evidence atduced hy the pas ution, and argued that the defendants shonid be q iid so mnewee the charge of violating the jottery laws uf this Bate. J eoesell inquired of Mr. to do With the complaints mad had been i the habit of selling tekets and acting aa the agents of the firm of Wood, Rady & Co.” Mr Bolter replied by saying that ro person charged 4“ & prine pal im this offe.ce had been placed ayen the stand ae a witness, Hit Honor sard that the faith of the State het been pledved to the witnesses WLO ny peared for the groves 1 whom compiaiute bud been made. tal! called the attention of tbe Court 16 the exse of firet of Kirw in, 427, to Hable if tue bet ‘refumen the deman the State of Ge Mir Smith, donteary stipntotion he hae to make ® epereh, pre ated to Fume deience, Maintaioing that ther cong to show that Wood, F 0 made, for tne lottery was me 1p the ene nO evWonen g » were prop “dors fa» lottery ty the city of New York, Me. Holines mane @ Bele reply, after whieh 4 Fuseell cull be wonld exaiine the ovelones, a probably reader his docition om Thurslay next o'clock. ra CHANTS. PRICE TWO NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. FLLVEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA, ThE a are bi New ORLEANS, ADDITIONAL BY THE OVERLAND MAIL, Arrivol of the Whaling Fleet at Honolulu, &o., &e. &o. New Onurans, Dec, 23, 1858. The steamship Quaker City is below. She bas 123 passengers and San Francisco dates of the th mst. The sicamship Hermann arrived at Ban Francisco on the 27th ult, The steamship Golden Gate, which left San Franciaco on the 6th for New York, bad 81,600,000 in treasure for New York, and $439,000 for England, The Overiund Mail of the Lith ult, reached San Francis. 0 60 the Eth inst. ‘The bark Columbus, of New London, was totelly wrecked in Shasta bay on the 10th of August. [This confirms the statcment published some time since of the loss of the C—Ep. Hxratp.) ‘The politica) news is generally unitoportant. The friends of Senator Douging at San Francisco and Sacramento tired a salute in hover of his success, Tebnantepee tickets sold at a premium in dan Francisco, A severe shock of earthquake was felt there on the 26th. Tt was accompanied with a gale of wind aad freez+ ing weather. Colonel Fremont had been ejected from the Mercer Mining Company. A block of frame buildings was burnt at Sacramento on toe 2d inst. Great excitement existed throughout California on ac- count of the law proceedinge against the New Almeda Quicksilver Mining Company. ‘Tue proceeds for the ahip= ments of November were $4 425,000. T was much excitement at San Joaquin, in conse- quence of the finding of diamonds, rabies and opals there, ‘The deposits in the miut for November amounted to $1,260,000. Business was quiet, light rains had fallen, and money was eusy. Crushed sugar was selling at 13c. Butter scarce at BIgc. wSde. Nuila, 43ge. Arrived at San Francisco, shipe Stambou! and Nazarena, from London; Abby Brown, from Liverpool, No arrival from Avaptic ports reported, The census of Oregon shows that there are $2,450 inka Ditsnte there and 9,960 voters. ‘The Legivisture was to meet on the 6th, when Douglas would be inaugurated, The Governor of British Columbia had issued proclama- tions revoking the Croton grant to the Hosen Bay Com- pany; orgonizing the colonial government; logahzing his previous acts, and adopting the laws of England. Honolulu dates are to the 18th ultimo, The government surveying schooner Fenimore Cooper arrived there on the ‘oth. One bundred and seventy whalers bad arrived at Hono- lulu, with an average catch of six hundred and twelve Ddarrels of oil. The frigate Saranac was at Guayamas, and the sloop-of- war Vandalia was at San Francisco, last from the Fejeo Islands. BY THE OVERLAND MAIL. ‘Sr. Lovus, Dec. 23, 1858. The California papers by the overtaod mail furvish a fow additional items of news. ‘The Pitt River Indians have massacred several whites, The mives in Southern Oregon are yielding largely, and ew discoveries were being made. Tidings of the overdue steamer Columbia had bocn re- ceived. She put into Umpqua Straits, in consequence of strers of weather. Gen. Harney had revoked the order forbidding settlers from locating in the Walla- Walla country, The treaty between the United States and the Nisqually Indians establishes perpetual peace, provides for recipro. cal assistance in the event of war with other parties, and agrees that all future misunderstandings shail be settled by the respective chief in friendly council. Direct trade bas been opened between Puget Sound and China. ‘The passengers by the mail reporta severe shock of earthquake between San Francisco and San Jose. ‘The roads were in bad order, in consequence of heavy rains, and there was more or less snow from Apache ca- Bon to the Missouri. One severe sand storm was encountered on the Colora- do river. ‘The names of the men murdered at Dragoon station fome time since are W. H. Cunningham, James Burr and ‘Wm. Lang. The survivor, Mr. St. John, of New York, ‘was recovering. Diligent search was sae made for the murderers, A company of troops en route from Tesnen to Fort Bu- chanan suffered severely trom cold. The Apache Indians had threatened to attack Tucson, but were only deterred by the presence of Americans. Tho band under Magnus Colorado bad gone w Sonera on a thieving expedition. The accounts from thé Gila river mines are very favora- ble. Brooklyn Court of Sesstons. Before Judge Morti® and Justices Selo maker and Em- mons. SENTENCE OF PETER DAWSON TO TIE STATE PRISON, On the opening of the court yesterday morning, Petr Dawron, hcretofore convicted of assault upon Wiuiam J. Potts, with « kuile, about a year since, thereby en. dangeripg bie ide, was sentenced to the State prinvn for the term of nine years aad ix mothe. The prisoner ap. peared to take it bard, and cried bitterly. Iu answer to the usvai questione, he stated that he was thirty-five years of age, as born in [reiaud, had « wile, no trade, ard bad never been in a State prisob before. The case of Wm. Cullen, indicted for assault aad bat- tery With intent to kill, Wes called on, but postponed Ui {bs morning , in Consequence Of the absence of a witness, THE CASE OF JAMES GALLAGHER, CONVICTED OF MUKA. In the General Term of the Supreme Court yesterday, argument was heard on motion for» vew tr al in the case of James Gallagher, who was convicted 0 the murder of Aingh Kelly, in the Kings County Court of Oyer aod Ter- miner, Judge Davia presvting, on the 16th of Decomber, 1867, The murder was committed on tae night of the 30th Aveust preceding, im front of a drinking saloon at the foot of Fulton street. There were some doten persone who bad drank more or lees, and getting in a fight Kelly was stabbed by Gallagher. He died a day or two thereafter, Galagher was sentenced to be hung, butastay of pro. ceedings baving beep granted be bas beew coufived in tha county jail ever # eWailng toe decison of We dene. ral Tort On an appheation for a ew trial, It wus come tended mm the argument that the kiling wus nob premeditated, that it was doue in a druoken brawl, anf thet be shovid pot, therefore, have been foond purity of the bighest offence. The attorney for the that the evidence «bowed @ general part of the prisoner to wilet demily imjar; Uiwt th 8, belo, intenton t on ferent ration mriey Rink. vg between them. Toe vers aud reserved the even, Tt wilt probubiy not be given ane! Feorua ny allagher lias ber in jan be hes bebaved very well, end has enjoyed some slight priviieges on henner | Je Was present in court, aud appeared strong and Leatby. Army Intestigence. The Board of Officers recently appowted by the War ent to reviee the system of instruction for feld ¥, ts alto authorized to report such chunges as, in reopen, are desirable in the barness at present faur- tehed tgkt batteries, ihevet Leutensnt Col Jobo BR. Megroder, First Artille. ted atwember of the bowrd for this speomf etachment ef thy Secovd Cavalry and Light Tne Row FerVitig Me Ibe ese aptain Jobo Topogrepb teat Raye ner trom the: b connection with the “Artes on Well Pxpedt. they Wel w dine yf S iP respective Compas Wied VIE Re TEE GAIRy os pore Morera Gurgeta Albert S Myer, Metiell Stat, is ame ty in the eity oF Waskongetom, ‘ ROA Wainweght, Or cutee Deparament, ie to the tof New Mexico, He wi Waehtis on and report to the Colonel ' f Fogineers, \ | Engineer's rea write q mibgly